Guarding the north gate of Daozhengfang was a team of Jinwu guards who were temporarily transferred in the evening.
In the night, a carriage came slowly.
"who?!"
A man wearing a dark blue official robe stepped forward and responded: "These are the members of the family of the Prince of Hubu. The old steward of the family has passed away, and the funeral will be held at night. This is the approval document for walking at night."
"Open it and take a look."
"This... death is a big deal."
"Open it."
The white cloth was lifted, and Wu Hou leaned over to look. It was indeed the body of an old man, no longer breathing.
The next moment, he was pulled away by the team leader.
"Why are you checking so carefully? You don't even want to see whose carriage this is... Judge Pei, please."
"There are a few carriages behind to transport the artifacts, please let them go."
"Don't worry, Judge Pei. But don't go to Changlefang in the south. They are looking for thieves over there."
Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves came.
Everyone turned around and saw a young man riding his horse and rushing forward, casually throwing down a rosewood sign to the Jinwu Guards.
"Do you recognize it?"
"I dare to ask...but he is under the right minister's sect."
Xue Bai nodded, glanced at the convoy preparing to leave the workshop, his eyes fell on the deceased, drove the horse forward, leaned over and took a closer look, and said: "This old man looks familiar, I seem to have seen him before."
"He is the steward who looks after Wang Langzhong's other residence. I wonder where I have seen him?"
"I remembered, I saw them during my visit a few days ago." Xue Bai got off his horse, followed the carriages, and looked in.
The green-robed official named Pei followed him.
They turned their backs to Jinwuwei and walked behind the carriage.
The two met in Qingmen Winery today, and they were not familiar with each other. Xue Bai didn't even know each other's name, but they had held half a jade pendant joint in the toilet and discussed something.
At this time, Xue Bai casually opened a piece of linen cloth as if to investigate, and underneath was a sharp Mo knife. The big man sitting on the side of the car was still pretending to cry in mourning, and was stunned when he saw this.
Xue Bai remained calm and started talking to the Qingpao official in a low voice, saying: "Something happened and your identity was discovered by Ji Wen."
"How did he find out?"
"When I met Wu Kangcheng, the token you gave me was seen. If Wang Xie knew that you were from the East Palace, you know what would happen to him. I would also die because of this."
"This is not the place to talk. Let's talk after we leave."
"It's too late." Xue Bai said: "Give me a few people and I will solve this matter."
"Whimsical."
"There is no time. By then our bones will be ripped out one by one and smashed into pieces."
With that said, Xue Bai took out a few pieces of paper from his sleeves, put them on the torch and lit them in front of the other party.
~~
"what are they doing?"
Jiang Hai leaned his head slightly and glanced towards the carriage.
"I don't know." Tuoba Mao sat on the carriage shaft, leaned against the wall of the carriage, reached into the curtain, and held the handle of the knife.
He was very calm and said with a sneer: "I was really wrong. I didn't kill this kid that day."
Jiang Hai encouraged: "It's not too late for you to kill him now."
Tuoba Mao turned his head and glanced, and whispered: "Your brothers' wives and children are all crying behind you."
"He still won't let us go. I really want to kill him."
The next moment, Xue Bai walked towards them.
Tuoba Mao was stunned for a moment, his expression a little stiff, thinking that he had buried him alive, but he was not afraid of him, and then he hesitated whether to kill him with a knife.
Jiang Hai's eyes were filled with hatred.
Finally, Xue Bai walked up to them and said something very straightforward without any greetings.
"Jiang Hai, is this you? Do you want to save your brother?"
Jiang Hai's breath froze and he said, "How to save him?"
In fact, he knew very well that Li Linfu was too afraid of death. The defense of Youxiang Mansion was extremely tight, and there was absolutely no possibility of killing people.
"I have asked someone to take him out of Youxiang's Mansion." Xue Bai said, "Follow me and follow my arrangements."
"I will listen to your arrangements?"
Jiang Hai always spoke with a fierceness.
Xue Bai was always calm and said "Yes" as a matter of course, "I promise to give you Jiang Mao."
"Can I trust you?"
Xue Bai turned his head and glanced back, saying, "He has tacitly agreed to give me manpower, will you go?"
Jiang Hai looked at Mr. Pei, but he turned his back and said nothing.
"Don't you dare to save your brother?" Xue Bai asked.
"Fuck you...are you five going?"
Tuoba Mao kept staring at Xue Bai, and said nonchalantly: "Go, coward."
"Leave the workshop first."
Xue Bai turned around and walked towards his horse, shouting loudly to the Jinwu guards: "After checking, no abnormality was found, let them go."
Although he is young and white, he has an inexplicable official power at this time, making people think that he is the one in charge.
~~
Pingkangfang, Youxiang Mansion.
Youxiang's Mansion occupies a vast area, with a row of veranda rooms in the front yard, where some officials and followers often meet.
Xin Twelve had been sitting in the veranda waiting for a long time with six servants in green clothes and a slave tooth man.
When they first arrived, the servants of the Prime Minister's Mansion informed him that Ji Wen was doing something big and would reply to the Prime Minister later, telling him to stop running around and just wait.
But later, no one cared about them anymore.
Eight people sat staring at each other, yawning one after another.
"It's been a long time."
"It doesn't matter how busy the Prime Minister's Mansion is tonight. Hey, are you selling Silla maids?"
"Of course they are for sale." Although Nu Yalang was engaged in the business of buying and selling people, he usually went in and out of wealthy families. He had an elegant manner, smiled while stroking his long beard, and said: "I sell the best slaves... …”
While talking, there was movement outside.
It seemed that the concierge called someone.
Xin Twelve stood up and looked out of the window, and saw Xue Bai entering the Right Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Come here." He called over Nu Yalang, "Check it out, is it that kid?"
"Which one?"
"The tall one walking down the corridor."
"It's kind of like, it's too dark to see clearly."
Xin Twelve immediately picked up the collar of Nu Yalang and said viciously: "When we get in front of the Right Prime Minister, I will bite you to death. If you dare to look like a corpse again, I will make you look like a corpse."
"Yes Yes."
But Xin Twelve's eyes fell out of the window again, and he felt anxious in his heart. He secretly thought that he was the one who came first. How could the concierge lead Xue Bai in first?
He had completely forgotten that he was just an official slave of a facao under the right minister.
~~
The long corridor ahead turned, and someone came up to her with a lantern. She was a maid in a skirt.
"I'm busy tonight. Alang is still meeting guests. Xue Langjun can wait in the side hall of the side courtyard. I'll lead Xue Langjun there... You can go."
"Here." The concierge retreated.
"Thank you very much."
Xue Bai responded politely, took out a bunch of money and handed it over, asking: "I used to wait in the front room in the front yard, how can it be different tonight?"
"How can I ask for your husband's money?" The little maid smiled very obediently and responded: "I am very busy tonight. I am afraid that your husband will have to wait for a long time to see Alang. It will be more comfortable and warm in the side hall. And quiet.”
Xue Bai collected the money and asked, "I haven't seen you before?"
The little maid tilted her head and responded with a smile: "In the future, Mr. Lang will know Mian'er."
"It turns out it was Mian'er who was rude in person." Xue Bai bowed, which made the other party quite happy. "May I ask where Jiao Nu is?"
"I don't know this."
Xue Bai actually wanted to go to the veranda in the front yard. With this change, he thought about it and guessed the identity of the maid, so he stopped and asked, "Can you do me a favor?"
"Okay, you say."
"I remembered that there was an important errand that I had to go to. But if anyone asks, can I tell him that it was the right minister who sent me to recall Ji Wen?"
"Why?"
Xue Bai lowered his voice and said in a serious tone: "Tonight Ji Wen competes with me for credit."
~~
Xin Twelve finally couldn't wait any longer, pushed open the door and left the veranda, and went to argue with the concierge.
He walked out of the front yard, took out a bunch of money and handed it to the concierge, smiling apologetically.
"Brother also knows that I came first, so why did he go in first?"
"Are you competing with Xue Langjun?" The concierge was greatly surprised and asked, "Who are you? Who is he?"
"I..." Xin Twelve was very angry, "He is an official slave."
"hehe."
The concierge took the money, waved his hand disapprovingly, and comforted: "Your Alang is not in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and it is impossible for me, Alang, to see you in person. Wait, wait for your Alang to come."
Someone was coming over with a lantern from the other side of the corridor. When the porter saw it, he hurriedly bowed to greet him.
"Why did Xue Langjun come out again?"
"I thought of some errands to run."
"Here, I will lead Xue Langjun's horse."
Xin Twelve stood there, but when Xue Bai passed by him, he turned his head and took a deep look at him.
For a moment, Xin Twelve forgot to breathe.
He couldn't explain the meaning of Xue Bai's eyes, but he knew that Xue Bai was threatening, intimidating and provoking.
——You are dead. When I become the son-in-law of the right prime minister, I will be the first to kill you.
That's what I mean.
Xin Twelve's heart trembled first and he felt deep fear. Then his brain became hot and he became extremely angry. He thought to himself: "I'll kill you first!"
"Xue Langjun, walk slowly."
Xin Twelve hurriedly pulled over the concierge who went to hold Xue Bai's horse.
"Brother, help me ask, where is he going?"
"Tsk."
"Listen to me, tonight he competes with me, Alang." Xin Twelve stuffed another bunch of money and motioned to the porter to ask the maid over there who was holding a lantern to see Xue Bai off.
"Wait."
The porter weighed the money in his hand, gave up the opportunity to lead a horse to flatter Xue Lang's son-in-law, and rushed to his maid Mian'er.
When he came back after asking questions, he said with a smile: "I gave you less."
Xin Twelve hurriedly dug into his sleeves again, and said with a smile: "I will serve it tomorrow, I will definitely satisfy my brother."
"Come here."
Xin Twelve turned his head and listened, quickly called his people and hurried out.
…
It was dark at night, and we walked out of the small side entrance of Youxiang's Mansion into an alley, facing the Bodhi Temple. There were guards from the Prime Minister's Mansion all the way.
Riding the horse to pass the Bodhi Temple, the cross street in the square is in front of it.
Xin Twelve could already see the back of Xue Bai's horse. He thought he was going to turn south and go out of the south gate to Changlefang, but he didn't expect that he was going straight to the west, towards a residential house.
"Catch him and give him to Alang for trial, so as not to cause another accident." A slave advised.
"Yes, once his identity is revealed, he will definitely die. What's more, he's afraid of doing something worse."
Thinking that this was the case, Xin Twelve nodded and said, "Follow me."
Ahead, Xue Bai seemed to look back and saw someone following him. He blew out the lantern in his hand, leaving only the sound of horse hooves heading west.
"Mom, I want to run away, take it!"
"Chase!"
Xin Twelve no longer hesitated and chased him across South Street and into the west alley.
In the dim moonlight, he saw Xue Bai dismounting his horse, leading the horse into the winding alley, and immediately motioned to the slave behind him to follow him.
suddenly.
The wind blew.
"puff."
The lantern fell to the ground, illuminating the corpse of the slave who had just fallen to the ground. There was a sharp arrow stuck in his neck, and blood was pouring out.
"We didn't break the rules!" Xin Twelve shouted in shock, "The right prime minister's disciples!"
"puff."
"puff."
"The people who were killed were the subordinates of the Right Prime Minister!"
"There are eight in total, we can't get away."
The whole alley was filled with the sound of chopping meat and the muffled sound of corpses falling to the ground.
Xue Bai finally understood why Li Heng took such a big risk to hide the Longyou veteran in Chang'an.
"Leave me alive."
Although this sentence has been said in advance, at this time, I am afraid that it will be too late to explain it.
At the same moment, Xin Twelve turned his horse's head and wanted to run away.
"drive!"
"Bang."
The back of the knife struck him, knocking him off his horse.
"oh!"
Just when he wanted to get up and run away, he was stabbed hard in the leg, causing severe pain.
The lantern fell to the ground and caught fire. In a flash of fire, Xue Bai's figure stepped forward. He kicked him to the ground with a sharp kick and pulled up his hair.
"Tell me, who have you told?"
